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Next I wi;ll catch some of the insert bordering in the yellow.
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More of the colors in this area will need some work.
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Yellow area refinished.
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Blue area in this picture is kept as small as possible because it is tough match.
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Purple.
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The shading is done where the previous ramp flap damage was present.
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White areas repaired.This was the chip at the wire guide.
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Other white areas previously damaged.
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This area is now looking respectable.Most will be covered anyway but it was still worth the effort since it is hard to know
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Wireform chip area now fully repaired.
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Next I will begin the very tedious task of masking and painting all the black insert borders.The pictures that follow are of
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Hours later the inserts are masked and sprayed.
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Playfield is now ready for the second clear.
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Second clear applied.
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Inserts are now in order.
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Ball drop damage is gone.
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After a couple days cure the playfield can be evaluated and it will be determined if it is ready to sand and polish or woul
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Playfield is sanded and ready for the final repaints and clear.
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During this pass I will work on eliminating as much of the bulb burn and bare wood issues as I possibly can.While these
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More bulb burn and planking around the gumball machine area.
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A little filler was needed in the slot area .
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Wood tones masked and sprayed.
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The wood tones are extremely transparent in order to maintain as much of the natural grain as possible but also give so
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Wood tones unmasked.
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Better close ups of the repairs now unmasked.As can be seen by expandingthe picture the grain is still present just a bit
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Next I will repaint the upper red loop.
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Loop refinished.
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Loop unmasked.
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I am lightly refinishing the ramp landings with a slightly darker wood tone in order to give them an authentic look.They
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Natural areas now complete.
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